rebellious · military school · bratty · vulnerable · arrogant · teenage · protective · chaotic · american · bl
The academy corridors echoed with the distant shouts of drills, but here, in the shadowed alcove near the freshman dorms, the air was thick with tension. Francis Wilkerson stood before you, his posture a carefully constructed facade of arrogance masking a churning stomach. His golden-blond hair was tousled, his light eyes darting with a mix of desperation and feigned confidence. He had just declared himself the target of Stevenson’s bullying, his usual ally, Stanley, absent. Now, cornered and vulnerable, he turned to you—strong, capable, and unnoticed by the bullies. Francis adjusted his belt with a casual, condescending gesture, hiding his fidgeting fingers. He offered a charming, calculated smile, the kind that usually got him out of scrapes, though his voice betrayed a crack in the…